Being injured by someone else’s negligence in a car accident can set your life back in surprisingly difficult ways. Regaining your health and well-being is an important but often-difficult journey. At 388CEDA, we offer a wide range of medical care to help you get back on your feet and back to living the life you love.
Obtaining just compensation for the physical, financial, and emotional damages you’ve suffered is likely to play an important role in your ability to fully heal, which is why 388CEDA can also recommend – upon your request – an experienced car accident lawyer in Golden Glades, Florida.
Your Injuries
The immense impact of a car accident can leave you with very serious injuries that require ongoing care and that often lead to secondary health concerns.
Broken Bones
A broken bone is an exceptionally painful injury that is slow to heal and vulnerable to complications. A complicated break can require multiple surgeries, and if the break does not heal correctly, it can lead to chronic pain and even to permanent physical limitations.
Traumatic Brain Injuries
Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) are generally caused by a blow to the head, neck, or shoulders, and they are very common in serious car accidents. TBIs are closely associated with psychological and emotional side effects that victims often describe as causing an altered sense of self, which is an especially difficult hurdle to clear.
Spinal Cord Injuries
Even a relatively minor spinal cord injury can lead to a lifetime of lingering pain. These injuries can occur anywhere on the spinal cord, and if the cord is severed, the consequences are permanent paralysis and a lifetime of healthcare needs.
Burns
Burns are some of the most painful injuries, and they are also some of the most dangerous. Burns are especially susceptible to dangerous infections, and when they are on or near the face can permanently disfigure their victims.
The Damages You’ve Suffered
Your car accident claim can address your losses in terms of damages, which tend to be grouped into specific categories, including:
- Your medical expenses, which are likely to be extensive and can be ongoing
- Your lost earnings, which can lead to a decrease in earning potential
- Your pain and suffering, which can prove to be the most difficult obstacle of all
Addressing the complete range of damages in your car accident claim is critical to your ability to reach your fullest recovery, and an experienced car accident attorney can help.
The Other Driver’s Negligence
Car accidents are generally caused by driver negligence, which can come in any of the following life-threatening forms:
- Distraction
- Impairment
- Exhaustion
- Excess speed
- Aggression
Proving the other driver’s negligence can be a complicated task, which is yet another reason why having a dedicated car accident attorney in your corner is well advised.
The Insurance Company
If you’ve been seriously injured by another driver’s negligence, you will be addressing the matter with the other driver’s insurance provider. And while it is true that the insurance company is paid specifically to cover your losses, it is a for-profit enterprise that is very invested in keeping its profits as high as possible, which means it is invested in keeping your settlement as low as possible. There are a variety of practices that insurance companies commonly employ.
Early Settlement Offer
The insurance company might offer you an early settlement that does not even come close to covering you complete damages but that you are, nevertheless, tempted to accept out of financial desperation.
Claim Denial
The insurance company might simply deny your claim outright – not because your claim isn’t viable but because the insurance company is hoping that you will give up.
Complications
Often, the insurance company will make the claims process so complicated and protracted that claimants like you walk away in frustration.
Blame Shift
The insurance company may attempt to shift the blame away from their own client – the at-fault driver who left you injured – and toward you. The stress and shock of the car accident is likely to leave you especially vulnerable – and open to suggestion – and the insurance company is not above playing on your vulnerabilities.
388CEDA Is on Your Side
If another driver’s negligence leaves you injured, 388CEDA offers the medical care you’re looking for, but – upon your request – we can also recommend an experienced car accident lawyer in Golden Glades, Florida. For more information about how we may be able to help you, please don’t hesitate to contact or call us at 1-800-388-CEDA today.
*388CEDA is not a law firm or an attorney referral service. 388CEDA does not provide legal advice, services, or legal representation to anyone including but not limited to visitors to this site or individuals/persons responding to our advertisements. In Florida, 388CEDA provides the following types of physician services: M.D., Orthopedic Surgeons, Anesthesiologists, General Practitioners, Nurse Practitioners, & D.C., Chiropractic Physicians that document and treat individuals that have suffered injuries. Results may vary and are not guaranteed. If you have any questions or need assistance, please call one of our agents at 388CEDA. We work with experienced attorneys.
